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Woof

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006646

The crosswise yarn in woven cloth, running at right angles to the warp and carried through the shed by a shuttle or other weft inserter. Woof is a synonym of weft, and each single crossing of the shed is called a pick. The number of picks per inch, together with the warp sett, sets the density of the cloth.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006646
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectTextile production
TranslationsGerman: Schuss; Spanish: trama; French: trame
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006646",
  "term": "Woof",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The crosswise yarn in woven cloth, running at right angles to the warp and carried through the shed by a shuttle or other weft inserter. Woof is a synonym of weft, and each single crossing of the shed is called a pick. The number of picks per inch, together with the warp sett, sets the density of the cloth.",
  "subject": "Textile production",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Schuss",
    "es": "trama",
    "fr": "trame"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/woof/"
}

Record 7,196 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.